SOLUTION: (x-2)2

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Question 291014: (x-2)2
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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%28x-2%29%5E2 Start with the given expression


%28x-2%29%28x-2%29 Expand. Remember something like A%5E2=A%2AA


Now let's FOIL the expression



Remember, when you FOIL an expression, you follow this procedure:


%28highlight%28x%29-2%29%28highlight%28x%29-2%29 Multiply the First terms:%28x%29%2A%28x%29=x%5E2


%28highlight%28x%29-2%29%28x%2Bhighlight%28-2%29%29 Multiply the Outer terms:%28x%29%2A%28-2%29=-2x


%28x%2Bhighlight%28-2%29%29%28highlight%28x%29-2%29 Multiply the Inner terms:%28-2%29%2A%28x%29=-2x


%28x%2Bhighlight%28-2%29%29%28x%2Bhighlight%28-2%29%29 Multiply the Last terms:%28-2%29%2A%28-2%29=4


x%5E2-2x-2x%2B4 Now collect every term to make a single expression



x%5E2-4x%2B4 Now combine like terms


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Answer:
So %28x-2%29%5E2 foils and simplifies to x%5E2-4x%2B4

In other words, %28x-2%29%5E2=x%5E2-4x%2B4